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Hi Kevin, hope you're well. I have been using up to now, a 200gsm Thinsulate, Thermal undies (synthetic not cotton) and Argon. All of that under a DUI CF200. I've not been cold, but neither would I say that I've ever felt hot, except pre-dive. My last dive was not that long, 60 mins in about 7 deg quarry water. The last half hour was scootering, so fairly inactive. I was 'comfortable' at the end of that. I have just go a DUI 400 gsm thinsulate which I have yet to try out. > The C-4 400g doesn't cut it for me in cold water on long (2hrs+) > dives. What are those crazy guys over across the pond using > the in the > cold caves? > > I've been adding capilene underneath, and it doesn't seem to > help alot. > > At 05:44 AM 1/17/2000 -0500, Trey wrote: > >If you are suing a weightbelt with a drysuit, you need it under the > >harness so that it can not escape by itself. In this case there is no > >dire speed need to ditch it . DUI has a suspender > arnagement for this > >as well which makes it more comfortable and keeps the weight > from riding > >down on the hips so much - more of a single tank scheme. > > > > Usually, one uses C-4 and steel tanks with a light > and maybe a > >5 lb steel backplate in salt water to balance the rig. Some insist on > >slamming on the extra insulation which defeats the C-4 and is then > >needed to stay warm , desptie Navy tests to the contrary, > and those guys > >generaly need extra weight. > > > > I use nothing next to my skin other than the > Thinsulate , and > >nothing on top of that. > > > >Kevin Connell wrote: > > > > > > Sean, good post - > > > > > > Only thing I might contend with here: You made the point > about ditching a > > > weightbelt, and in the same sentence mentioned a drysuit: > > > > > > I don't believe a weightbelt is appropriate with a drysuit. > > > > > > My impression is: > > > The ditchable weight is only necessary if you don't have > redundant lift > > > (drysuit & wings) > > > > > > At 02:30 PM 1/16/2000 -0800, Sean T. Stevenson wrote: > lots of good stuff > > > except: > > > >occur, you can still remedy it in a few seconds, you > have the drysuit > > > >as backup, and even if that had failed, provided your > rig was balanced > > > >in the first place a gentle kick is all that is required > to halt your > > > >descent. I would only wear the belt on the outside if > the ability to > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > > > > > NW Labor Systems, Inc > > > http://www.nwls.com > > > > > > There was no year zero. Welcome > > > back to the (still) 20th century and > > > second millenium. > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > ---------------------------------- > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > NW Labor Systems, Inc > http://www.nwls.com > > There was no year zero. Welcome > back to the (still) 20th century and > second millenium. > > ---------------------------------- > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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